Hi all
Can the Snapshot be copied from the distributor to the subscriber and then from the subscriber using the copied snapshot, create a subscription to the publisher?
Urgent help would be greatly appreciated
WARNING: Running on cold coffee!
hi,
I'm reading the MS online docs about replication. there's something not so clear until so far.
I have one central server and 7 client servers.
Sometimes new data is entered at one client server. This should be replicated (when client comes online) to the Central Server (merge replication).
Also, the other way, once the central server gets new data (that was replicated from a client), it should be again replicated to all 6 other clients (from the central server).
now, who should i configure as the distributor, publisher and subscriber?
I am setting up my 2005 Replication system...
publisher = 2005 sp1
Subscriber = 2005 sp1
I created a publication for a single table. Then I created the subscription to another 2005 server. Had to add it as a subscriber in the wizard. Told it to do the snapshot right away.
Everything seems fine right up to the point where it tries to connect to the subscriber... I get a cannot connect error. I have tried all kinds of security context and accounts for the sql agent to run under but nothing seems to work. I cannot even get a linked server to work. I have the subscriber setup to accept remote connections.
I am not sure where to look at next... I never had this issue in 2000.
Hi,
Server A houses the Production DB which services an OLTP system. Transactional replication is configured on this server which has two subscribers - on two separate servers (servers B and C). The Distribution database currently resides on Server A (which is also the Publisher).
Server B is on the same LAN as Server A (on the same rack). I'm considering moving the Distribution database from Server A to Server B to offload some of the processing overhead from Server A.
Are there any gotchas/performance problems associated with having the Distribution database (remote distributor) and the Subscriber on the same server (server B) in a transaction replication topology?
Please advise or point me to the appropriate documentation - I haven't found anything that addresses this specific question...thanks in advance,
Smitha
What happens when Network Connectivity between Distributor & Subscriber
fails in Transactional Replication ??
Thanks,
John
For transactional replication, are there any issues and is it even possible to have 32-bit SQL 2000 publisher and SQL 2005 64-bit distributor and subscriber? Thanks
View 1 Replies View RelatedWe have a SQL 2000 Server (publisher & distributor) with around 15 databases being replicated (all using merge replication).
My question is the following:
Is it possible to perform Merge replication from a SQL 2000 (acting as the publisher & distributor) to a SQL 2005 server acting as the Subscriber)?
If anyone has a link to any instructions somewhere that would be great.
Thanks
We are going away from a 2003 Windows Server OS with SQL Server 2008 R2 to a 2012 Windows Server with 2012 SQL Server. Both the distributor and subscriber resides on 2003 Windows Server and the focus will be to migrate those databases to the 2012 SQL Server.
We would also like to avoid sending down a new snapshot due to logic in the replication process (major headache to clean up data). what's the best approach in moving the distributor and subscriber databases without having to run a snapshot?
In theory and needs testing:
1. Work with business users to get downtime
2. Stop sql apply so no new changes are going to the Oracle publisher database
3. Remove subscription, publication and distributor from current replication
4. Oracle DBA to clear out replication related objects - fresh clean slate
5. Use log shipping to apply last t-log and restore db with Keep_Replication
6. Set up new distribution, publication (keep existing object unchanged), and subscriber (without initialization) Will this work?
Hi,
We are about to alter our replication architecture from
SQL 2K publisher/SQL 2K5 distributor/subscriber
to
SQL 2K publisher, seperate SQL 2K distributor and SQL 2K5 subscriber.
The subscriptions will be pulled from the distributor and pushed to the subscriber. Basically, all the work will be done by the distributor (in the hope of improving performance).
Has anyone had any experience of a similar architecture? All SQL servers are running with the latest service packs.
Hello,
Are there any requirements that dictate the SQL Server version for the distribution agent for a SQL 2000 publisher with a transactional push subscription to a SQL 2005 subscriber?
Thanks in advance,
John
I'm trying to set up merge replication between SqlServer 2000 and SqlMobile 2005. When I create the publication, I select merge replication for SqlServer CE. When I view the status of the snapshot agent, the error message is "the process could not connect to Distributor. The step failed".
I've verified both SqlServer and SqlServer Agent are running under the same domain account (with admin access to the server). This domain account has full access to the snapshot shared folder. I've also run "exec sp_helpserver", which gives me the server name for both the name and network_name fields where id=0.
I'm able to successfully set up merge replication between SqlServer 2005 and SqlMobile 2005, but my production servers are sql 2000.
Hello all,
I have a unusual problem with a snapshot publication that I am having a hard time troubleshooting. The servers in question are all SQL 05 Enterprise. Here is the scenario:
Staging Server - This server acts as the publisher of the snapshot
Production Server - This server is the subscriber of the staging snapshot
Cascade Servers - These servers receive transactional updates from the production server
The staging server applies the snapshot to production successfully. From there the production server has a transactional publication which the subscribers are the cascade servers.
This model worked for a long time where we would generate the snapshot apply it to production and the updates would be sent to the cascade servers. All of a sudden there is a problem with the transactional publication from production -> cascade. There are 7-10 tables that do not receive the updates and all data in the problematic tables is truncated. The other remaining tables in the subscription receive the updates as needed. Looking at replication monitor and all other logs shows that the transactions are being replicated, but yet the 7-10 problematic tables do not contain any data. The only solution I have found for this is to recreate the entire replication model from scratch.
Any advice on how to handle this scenario? Is my model for using a transactional publication to cascade changes to a subset of servers incorrect?
Hi ,
I urgently need a solution for this. I have configured merge replication between a webhoster and a local machine
and it is working perfectly but when I am adding an article (table) which has a CLR assembly associated with it,
the merge replication is failing saying it cannot apply the schema of the CLR assembly at the client. I think Microsoft
supposedly says in it's documentation that merge replication supports CLR assemblies. I have recreated the snapshot
after selecting the table (article) and I have reinitialised the subscription also but it is just not working. It is the simplest
of replication with just one publisher and one subscriber.
Thanks,
Andy
Hi Sql Gurus.
Please help me i'm in troublle now.
I have Two databases,that same schemas and same tables. that both servers are different location. but data must be update and input from both sites.that data must be same both.
so i've planed to replication data both servers,then i must chose merge replication right?
so i'm set
server1 (assumed server1 as main) are Distributor/Publisher
and
server2 just Subscriber only
that i can configuration successfully.
then i'm chose push replication from server1 but it's not work.
this is error message that show
The process could not deliver the snapshot to the Subscriber.
please advise me what's wrong and how to fix problem?
Thank you.
Hi,
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I am Having trouble trying to set up SQL Server Replication Utilising Web Synchronisation Where the
IIS(Web Server) is on a separate machine to the SQL Server(Publisher). I am using MSDE as the SQL Server Box, however even when I used SQLServer2000, or SQLServer2005 I have had no joy with the 2 separate Servers setup.
If I have the one server then I have no problems (i.e. One Server Setup)
Server A: Windows 2000,
with MSDE installed
enabled for Merge replication,
and has a Publication set up.
IIS Web Page Setup for Synchronisation
My SQL Server 2005 Mobile device syncs via the web page on ServerA Fine, no problems at all.
The Trouble is when I am trying to utilise SQL Server Replication as follows. (i.e. 2 Server Setup)
Basically I am using the Same ServerA as in the one Server setup I had above. All I have done is I am now using a Separate IIS Server for the Web Synchronisation ServerB
I have run the "Configure Web Synchronisation Wizard"(ConnWiz30.exe) on my web page on ServerB. And I am using Anonymous Access Authentication With Windows NT Authentication on my Web Server(ServerB),
the Anonymous User is a Domain user, and is the Same Domain User I used in the One Server setup which I had working (so this IIS Anonymous Domain user should have all permissions required on the ServerA (SQL Publisher) both Windows permissions and SQL Server Permissions.
Server A: Windows 2000,
with MSDE installed
enabled for Merge replication,
and has a Publication set up.
Server B: Windows XP, IIS Web Server(Web page enabled for Web Synchronisation)
I have a Mobile device as a subscriber, which is using Web Synchronisation on ServerB(Web Server), to sync with the ServerA (MSDE Box).
The error I am receiving is "A Call to SQL Server Reconciler has Failed" Try to resynchronise, "The Process Could Not deliver the Snapshot to the Subscriber"
A little extra info:
-I can remotely connect from my Web server(ServerB) to the SQL Box ServerA via a TCP/IP ODBC connection so remote connections does not seem to be an issue.
-If on My Mobile device if I try to Add a Subscription & Synchronise the replication using the
AddSubscription(AddOption.ExistingDatabase), it works fine. (Obviously the subscription database does exist before the synchronisation)
If I try to Add a Subscription & Synchronise the replication using the
AddSubscription(AddOption.CreateDatabase), I get the error as mentioned.
Is there something I have missed? Any help you can provide is much appreciated.
Thanks.
Hi all.
I get the following error when trying to run a pull subscription from the subscriber:
The schema script '' could not be propagated to the subscriber.
(Source: Merge Replication Provider (Agent); Error number: -2147201001)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The process could not connect to FTP site 'ftp://ESOFTSERVER.NO-IP.INFO' using port 21.
(Source: ESOFT (Agent); Error number: 0)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The connection with the server was reset
(Source: (OS); Error number: 12031)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I've tried everything I could to solve this problem, but I can't get it working.
Thanks for any advise.
Fabio Reynoso
Precedents
Windows 2000 Server
1 SERVERNAME
SQL Server 2000 - 8.00.818 (Intel X86) May 31 2003 16:08:15
Enterprise Edition on Windows NT 5.0 (Build 2195: Service Pack 4)
1 SERVERNAMEINSTANCE
SQL Server 2000 - 8.00.2039 (Intel X86) May 3 2005 23:18:38
Desktop Engine on Windows NT 5.0 (Build 2195: Service Pack 4)
IIS 5.0
SQL Server CE 2.0 (sp3a)
Merge replication previously working fine.
The problem
After migrating MSDE from sp3a to sp4 (in order to fix CE replication bug) I can't sync to MSDE.
I got the following error code: [29045]->[Initializing SQL Server Reconciler has failed.] so I've looked into SQL Server CE log file and I've found the following error message:
2006/02/07 19:44:23 Thread=9A8 RSCB=4 Command=SYNC Hr=00000000
The process could not connect to Distributor 'Distributor-name'. 20084
2006/02/07 19:44:23 Thread=9A8 RSCB=4 Command=SYNC Hr=00000000
Data source name not found and no default driver specified
I've already tried without success
Uninstalling all SQL Server 2000 (EE) instances (except for the "no instance")
Unistalling and re-install MSDE (sp4)
Re-registering sscerp20.dll.
Rebooting server.
Restarting IIS.
Any ideas?
Sebastian
Hi
I seem to have a strange problem when applying a snapshot when the tables in the publication have been updated while the snapshot was being generated.
Say for example there is a table called RMAReplacedItem in the publication. When the snapshot starts being applied to the subscriber, a stored procedure called sp_MSins_RMAReplacedItem_msrepl_css gets created that handles an insert if the row already exists (ie it updates the row rather than inserting it). However, after all the data has been loaded into the tables, instead of calling this procedure, it tries to call one called sp_MSins_RMAReplacedIte_msrepl_cssm - it takes the last letter of the table name and adds it to the end of the procedure name.
The worst part is that this causes the application of the snapshot to fail, but it doesnt report what the error is, and instead it just tries applying the snapshot again. The only way i have managed to find which call is failing is to run profiler against the subscriber while the snapshot is being applied and see what errors.
I have run sp_broswereplcmds and the data in there is what is applied to the subscriber - ie the wrong procedure name.
All the servers involved are running sql 2005 service pack 2. The publisher and subscriber were both upgraded from sql 2000, but the distribution server is a fresh install of sql 2005.
I trying to get the moving total (juts as moving average). It always sum up the current record plus previous two records as well and grouped by EmpId.For example, attaching a image of excel calculation.
View 3 Replies View RelatedAfter extensive testing I have found that bcp's run almost twice as fast on my dedicated Distributor than on either the Publisher or Subscriber. I was wondering if there is a way to make the bcp's spawned by creating a Snapshot run on the distributor and not the Publisher.
Any comments?
I was wondering if you could set up multiple distributors for one database?For example:Server A needs to publish data to server B so I set up server A's distributor as server B. Later Server A needs to publish data to server C so I want to set up the distributor for this replication to use server C.I don't think this is possible as you need to set up the distributor for the entire DB when its created not for each individual replication job.Any help is appreciated.Nick
View 1 Replies View RelatedI am having problem creating a distributor on my sever, when i do it thru the enterprise manager it defaults to another sever's path and when i put the severs path it dosen't find it.
and when i do it thru query analzer this is what i get
sp_adddistributor @distributor = 'vivian'
,@heartbeat_interval = 10
, @password = 'grants831'
-- , @from_scripting = from_scripting
The error message that we get is,
Server: Msg 6, Level 16, State 1, Procedure sp_adddistributor, Line 147
Specified SQL server not found.
Remote logins for remote server 'repl_distributor' have been dropped.
Server dropped.
Server added.
Server network name set.
and for this it is going to another server
sp_adddistributor @distributor = '158.72.80.48'
,@heartbeat_interval = 10
, @password = 'grants831'
-- , @from_scripting = from_scripting
error message
Server: Msg 18482, Level 14, State 1, Procedure sp_adddistributor, Line 147
Could not connect to server 'GEMS' because 'vivian' is not defined as a remote server.
Remote logins for remote server 'repl_distributor' have been dropped.
Server dropped.
Server added.
Server network name set.
Completed SQL 2000 Transactional Replication from distributor/publisher to Subscriber. (with identity problem solved)
NOW wizard disallows set up subscriber to publish back to the Distributor/Publisher. "Distributor not known" message on Subscriber server when we open configure Publisher-Subscriber tool.
Any experience using this wizard to set this up would be appreciated.
Hi There
If i apply Sql Server 2005 SP1 to a remote distributor can i keep all publication and subscriptions intact?
I am hoping i simply stop all repl jobs on the distributor, apply SP1 and then restart the jobs.
Is this correct ?
Thanx
Does anyone know if there are any known issues with using a 64 bit distributor and 32 bit publisher together?
This is SQL 2005 and Push Merge replication.
Thanks in advance
Martin
For remote distributor (transactional replication,distribution database 50GB, 3 day retention), what is the most critical resource except disk ?
Is it CPU intensive ? does it use lots of memory (i.e. would 4GB be enough) ?
Thank you
Hi There
View 3 Replies View RelatedHello, I have 3 servers sql 7 sp3, 1 editor, a distributor and an subscriber. the base on the editor is removed, how to make to remove all traces of replication on the distributor and the subscriber.
thank you. Pascal
Hi all,
I'm having a problem configuring one of my SQL servers
as a distributor. I've done it successfully on another
server, so I know that it's nothing procedural and there
must be an issue with the way the server is set up.
When I click 'finish' on the Configure Publication and
Distribution Wizard, I get the following error message:
Enterprise Manager could not configure 'ABEL' as the
distributor for 'ABEL'.
Error 20017: Cannot add the remote distributor at this time.
Make sure that the local server is configured as a Distribution
Publisher at the Distributor.
Can anyone point me in the right direction? I'm fairly new
to SQL Server, so feel free to explain things in a
condescending manner. ;-)
SQL 2000.
If I have a server setup to use a remote server for replication distribution can I actually change which server is the distributor?
Example
Server1 has publications
Server2 is distributor for Server1's Publication
Server3 is new hardware
Can i Make Server3 replace Server2 as the distributor?
How can I do this?
using SQL 2000,
Can you setup a SQL Cluster to work as a Remote Distributor? Would there be any challenges in doing this?
Hi this is SQL 2000 but I couldn't see a forum for SQL 2000 replication.
I have set up merge replication. Between a server and an msde laptop.
The sync works fine within the network but when the user goes home and vpn's into the network and tries to replicate they get an error message that says:
"...server is not configured as a distributor" I find this strange because the replication definitely works within the network.